Iris imbricata
Botanical Name: Iris imbricata (added by D. Kramb, 14-FEB-04)
Botanical Synonyms:
Iris sulpurea, I. talischii, I. obtusifolia (D. Kramb, 21-SEP-04)
Classification:
Eupogon (D. Kramb, 05-SEP-04)
Common Names:
N/A
Chromosome Count:
2n=24 (D. Kramb, 05-SEP-04)
General Description:
It has numerous light yellow flowers on 12 to 20 inch stems, sometimes almost chartreuse. (D. Kramb, 05-SEP-04)
Grows 12" to 24" tall. Flowers are pale yellow, hafts veined brown, with yellow beards. Blue forms are noted to exist by Rodionenko. (D. Kramb, 21-SEP-04)
Distinguishing Features:
Its inflated green spathe valves look like translucent green pea pods. (D. Kramb, 05-SEP-04)
Preferred Habitat:
Mountainous areas (D. Kramb, 05-SEP-04)
Hardiness:
May not perform well in areas with wet winters. (D. Kramb, 05-SEP-04)
Native Range:
Mountainous areas from 1400 to 3000 meters in Iran and Armenia (D. Kramb, 05-SEP-04)
Caspian Sea, Iran, eastern Transcaucasia (D. Kramb, 21-SEP-04)
Status in the Wild:
N/A
Commercial Availability:
N/A
Sources Cited:
Info entered on 05-SEP-04 comes from the fall 1998 SIGNA bulletin #61, page 3148. (D. Kramb, 05-SEP-04)
Info entered on 21-SEP-04 comes from the SIGNA Checklist of Iris Species. (D. Kramb, 21-SEP-04)
Additional Comments:
This species is closely related to Iris taochia. (D. Kramb, 21-SEP-04)
Species Iris Group of North America
